Benjamin J. Byer,  Attorney
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Education

University of Washington
B.S., Electrical Engineering, VLSI and Analog Design, 2003
B.S., Physics, 2003

Lewis and Clark Law School
J.D., 2006, Best Oral Advocate, First Year Moot Court; Regional Finalist, Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition

Bar Admissions

Supreme Court of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Affiliations

Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Patent Law Association
King County Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Federal Bar Association

Ben Byer is an attorney in the Seattle Office whose practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation as well as the procurement of patents in the electronic and computer related industries. Ben has represented technology clients in United States District Courts throughout the country on a variety of intellectual property litigation matters. He has a diverse technical background that includes electrical engineering, computer architecture, and fundamental physics research, which allows him to work effectively with a variety of clients on a wide range of technologies.

Before attending law school, Ben worked for three years in an atomic physics laboratory at the University of Washington, where he designed, built, and tested various analog components that interfaced with a cryogenic Penning trap mass spectrometer, including the redesign of a liquid-helium GaAs FET amplifier. Ben has also worked in the Adaptive Computing Machines and Emulators laboratory where he conducted research relating to standard cell libraries for high-performance encryption FPGAs based upon a RaPiD architecture. In addition to his traditional studies during law school, he also studied intellectual property law at Temple University in Tokyo, Japan.

Publications

Washington Antitrust and Consumer Protection Handbook (4d. 2008), "Issues Involving Intellectual Property" Chapter Supplement.

Implications of the Proposed Patent Reform Act, Presented by Brian Bodine at The 16th Annual Seattle Conference on New Developments In Technology Law, December 14, 2007.

Undampened Oscillations in the Circuit: Combining the Components of 271(F) Doctrine Supplied by the Federal Circuit, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Journal of Technology Law and Policy, August 2007.

Avoiding Litigation Over Your Confidential Intellectual Property, Washington Technology Center Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2007.

Recent Supreme Court Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. Decision Reinforces Nationality of United States Patent Law, Merchant & Gould White Paper (2007).